God of Tricksters

"A fishing bait?" Theo was stunned, never expecting there was a fishing bait this strong. He immediately followed the string and found a humanoid monster on the ground.

It might look humanoid, but this monster had an ape's head but with a human's body. He also had a pair of white wings like that of a pigeon. But what made him confused was that the monster's bottom part was made of a pair of lion legs.

Theo didn't know what this monster was. At first, he thought it was a faun, but only the body matched the description, not the head nor the legs.

So, he believed it was another kind of monster.

Still, there was one big problem with this monster.

The Magic Power emanating from his body contained a trace of Authority. It was clear that this monster was also a Saint like the dog.

It seemed he had used too much time to kill the dog.

He had heard that there were three World Class Monsters near this place. And those three World Class Monsters were the ones to kill one of humanity's saints.

And with him taking too long to kill the dog, the second World Class Monster appeared.

It would be extremely hard for him to handle two World Class Monsters simultaneously even if he had learned about the dog's ability.

The dog seemed to have regained its fierceness, thinking he could win against Theo with the help of his friend.

The same applied to this new monster that Theo considered a chimera. He believed Theo wasn't strong enough to do anything. As long as they could wait a bit more, they should be able to buy enough time for the third monster to arrive.

At that time, Theo would surely die.

Theo was also facing a dilemma. On the one hand, he wanted to use his clone so that he wouldn't get outnumbered. On the other hand, his clone was going to the union to get the signal so that he could warn the people about the slime's attack.

If he resummoned the clone, the delay might cause the collapse of the US Base. Even he didn't wish to see it.

That was why Theo thought he had to escape from the battlefield right away. It wouldn't be too late for him to fight them again after regaining his clone.

'Hahaha, I've wished so many times that I could create many clones, but this is probably the first time I truly need my clone…' Theo chuckled inwardly, looking at this irony.

He had solved a lot of problems with or without his clone. But he knew that fighting two World Class Monsters would only be possible if he wasn't outnumbered.

Theo glanced at the dog, who had regained its balance and was ready to stop him.

Since continuing the fight would only lead to his demise, Theo immediately flew away, trying to escape.

"You won't be able to leave!" The dog shouted in anger while releasing multiple roads. These roads were Theo's Road of Slowness.

Theo didn't care about it since the only thing he had to do was to use his Alter Ego to boost his speed.

However, the chimera monster seemed to have understood Theo's movement pattern.

When he was circulating his energy to activate the Alter Ego, Theo felt the same hook that was about to hit him.

He didn't know why but the bait at the hook was so tempting.

"!!!" Theo bit his lips and immediately woke up from that temptation. It seemed that the chimera monster had an illusion ability. But because Theo was a Reality Saint, he only found it attractive, not go all the way to get it.

Seeing Theo's reaction, the monster poured more Magic Power into the hook so that it flew to Theo.

Theo gathered a huge amount of Magic Power and blasted the hook with his Magic Bullets. He didn't use any fancy skill since his priority was to have enough Magic Power to fight while escaping.

But the moment the Magic Bullet hit the hook, the latter actually split it apart.

'What?!' Theo was dumbstruck. This was the first time he saw a hook could destroy his Magic Bullet so easily.

The hook seemed to be following him as if he wouldn't let him go unless the monster managed to catch him.

Theo finally understood why the Saint from India fell in battle. He had already met two monsters with unique Order and Authority. And that Saint fought against three, whose power might be similar to these two.

Even Theo wasn't confident in fighting those three by himself. So, he had to run away as fast as possible while stopping the hook.

Unfortunately for him, the enemy's ability was related to fishing.

Even before the bait hit Theo, it suddenly stopped as if Theo had taken the bait.

"!!!" Theo felt something pull him at the last second. In that instant, the string completely stopped and the World Class Monster pulled his fishing rod.

Theo's entire body was being pulled by an invisible force. Even Theo was certain that the fishing hook didn't touch his body.

But with just a single 'why' in his mind, Theo got his answer. This ability reminded him of Ruth's Hunter Order.

She treated everything as an object to hunt, whether they were intangible or tangible.

And this fishing hook must have the same ability. It was able to hook his Magic Power.

With him releasing that Magic Power while moving, the Magic Power would certainly move backward. That was hooked and the monster pulled him like this.

And after that pull, Theo had to spin his body, finding the dog had reached him. His road also expanded, slowing him down.

"Tsk." Theo was still overwhelmed by this new World Class Monster. This was probably the first time he got outnumbered by the World Class Monsters as it was usually the other way around.

'I don't believe in karma, but I might believe this phrase. Karma is a bitch!' Theo muttered while swinging his sword to stop the dog from eating him.